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Twice annually, New York Fashion Week gives retailers insights into which looks will make the leap from couture to pop culture in the coming seasons. Femininity is in, and strong themes in apparel include sculpted silhouettes, ultra feminine hats and gloves, and flowing fabrics. As for color, retailers should stock merchandise in an array of romantic prints, deep blues, and scarlet, magenta and ... [Read more]
As 2013 approaches, many independent retailers are wondering what lies ahead in the industry. Ben T. Smith IV, CEO of Wanderful Media, a new digital local discovery shopping company, offers the following predictions, based on conversations with media partners, industry experts and Wanderful Media customers. Amazon will launch retail stores. In its effort to become the world’s one-stop shop, ... [Read more]
The Metaspace Economy, a term coined by Weiner, Edrich, Brown, Inc., in reference to today's new economy, is impacting the retail sector and holiday purchasing behaviors, reveals Erica Orange, VP of the company. "We know that brick-and-mortar retail is increasingly moving to online channels. This isn’t anything new. The one thing we know about distribution channels is that when new technologies ... [Read more]
ShopKeep POS is a flexible point-of-sale solution that helps brick and mortar retailers manage inventory and customers, as well as make transactions, all from an iPad. The company's new iPhone app gives merchants real-time access to store data so they can make critical business decisions on the go. With the new ShopKeep POS dashboard app merchants can view real-time sales for each iPad POS ... [Read more]
The University of California, San Diego and the Facebook data-science team recently released the results of a study detailing Facebook’s influence on offline activity. The study gathered information from 61 million Facebook users during the 2010 US congressional elections, issuing an informal message to all participants encouraging them to vote. This message included a clickable “I voted” ... [Read more]
By Paula Rosenblum, managing partner, RSR Research For the fifth consecutive year, RSR Research conducted a benchmark study of retailers' merchandising tools and techniques. There is no doubt that the core of merchandise operations has changed. Specifically, optimization tools and techniques can infuse the entire merchandise life cycle, with intelligence and analytics we used to only dream ... [Read more]
Rubber wristbands have been popular for years, and are often used in association with causes and charities. Dozens of cancer campaigns, fundraisers and team initiatives rely on wristbands as a popular form of marketing, and retailers are able to make an incredible profit. To the family of wearable messages, Johnny Bandack, owner of StripWrap, adds his revolutionary rubber magnet wristband, which ... [Read more]
Angry Birds, today's hot video game, and Justin Bieber, the pop singing sensation, are the newest additions to a line of plush acrylic "mink" blankets from All That Jazz. Appearing just in time for the holidays, Angry Birds is available in two styles, and Bieber promises to be a hit with teenage girls in four styles, according to Anu Sahni, owner. All That Jazz's NFL and NCAA licensed blankets are ... [Read more]
For the Kole brothers, co-presidents of Kole Imports, the ASD show in August is an opportunity to reassess their rebranding efforts since adding closeouts to the company's inventory. The process began after Kole was established as a prominent dollar item company, and after much progress, Kole comes to ASD as a leading force in the closeout market. "Over the past couple of years, we have become one ... [Read more]
Jerry Cwiklik launched Iconeum LLC in 2003 with a line of religious icons that are hand painted, hand assembled holy image wall art that never tarnishes. Since then, he has expanded Iconeum's product line to include crucifixes, figurines, pins, bracelets, rosaries and more. "We have a supplier in Poland, a country with many Catholics and many companies that sell religious merchandise," Cwiklik ... [Read more]
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